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RENO, Nev. - The University of Nevada track and field team signed Emily Myers of Cabot, Ark. (Cabot HS) to a National Letter of Intent, head coach Shantel Twiggs announced Wednesday.

“We are excited about Emily and the beginning of our 2013 recruiting class,” Head Coach Shantel Twiggs said.

Myers, a distance runner, made her mark at Cabot by setting the Arkansas state record in the 3,200 meters at the 2011 Meet of Champions.

Her time of 11:01.32 earned her a place on the 2011 Arkansas High School Hall of Fame Track and Field All-Star Team. In cross country events, Myers will provide a boost to the Wolf Pack distance program. She has finished as high as third in the Arkansas 7A State Championships.

At Nevada, She will likely be a distance running specialist, competing in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters during the indoor season and the 5,000 and 10,000 meters during the outdoor season.

In addition, the track and field team will welcome two mid-season transfers to the program. Samantha Calhoun (Sr.) and Kerri Simmons (So.), both transfers from Division I Nicholls State, will compete for the Wolf Pack in the 2012-13 season.

“In total, we are lucky to pull three top athletes from the south,” Twiggs said. “They are just a start to a very talented 2012-13 group as we prepare for competition in the Mountain West Conference.”

Last season, Calhoun became the first Colonel in school history to qualify for multiple events in NCAA postseason competition. She recorded a pair of school records during the outdoor season, setting new school standards in both the 100 meter and 200 meter races at the 2011 Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She also became the first Colonel sprinter to win a Southland Conference championship by taking first place in the 100 m with a school record time of 11.60. Her school-record 200 m time is 23.81.

She shined during indoor competition as well, setting three school records (two individual, one relay) at the 2011 Southland Conference Indoor Championships. She posted a time of 7.55 in the 60 meters to take third place and earn All-Southland Conference honors. In the 200 meters, she posted a time of 24.87. In the distance medley category, she helped her relay team to a first place finish at the league championships. She joined three teammates to record a time of 12:04.86.

Simmons, a thrower, recorded the seventh-best overall throw in the conference during the 2011 outdoor season with a school record of 14.19 m (46.6.75 in.) at the Cole-Lancon Invitational at UL-Lafayette on April 30. During the indoor season, she recorded the second best throw in the Southland Conference with a school record of 14.58 m (47 ft. 10.0 in.) to place second at the 2011 Southland Conference Indoor Championships.

“In only one season Kerri has gone from a 35’ shot putter to a 47'10’’ shot putter,” Twiggs said. “She adds depth to a very young throws group. The sky is the limit for Kerri and I know she wants to throw bigger marks and make the national stage.”